Weingut Schmelz in Joching, a family estate with terraced plots above the Danube, produces a Federspiel Gruner Veltliner that is a local favourite for its clean, direct style.
Steinfeder is the lightest of three tiers in the Vinea Wachau Codex defined in 1983, capped at 11.5% alcohol. Domane Wachau's Steinfeder Gruner Veltliner is a low-alcohol dry white with white-pepper and floral aromatics.
Weingut Rudi Pichler, distinct from F.X. Pichler and based in Weissenkirchen, produces a focused Federspiel Gruner Veltliner that is an approachable entry point to the estate's range.
At the lightest and most affordable end of the Wachau Riesling range, Domane Wachau's Steinfeder Riesling offers a clean, stone-fruit-driven dry white at a price accessible to first-time Wachau visitors.
The Terrassen Federspiel Gruner Veltliner is Domane Wachau's entry-level Codex wine, sourced from grower-member terraced plots across the appellation.
The Terrassen Federspiel Riesling from Domane Wachau shows the clean stone-fruit and mineral character of Wachau Riesling at Federspiel level.
Weingut Jamek, one of the historic Vinea Wachau members based in Joching, produces a Federspiel Gruner Veltliner that captures the mineral and herbal character of their Danube-terraced plots at an accessible price.